Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0638 hrs
- Returned
- 0855 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 116 GUBBIO
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores airborne from BIFERNO at 0838 hrs to attack a R/R BRIDGE near FABRIANO at S119188. One A/c returned after 55 minutes with engine trouble, after jettisoning load in sea 5 miles North of PENNA point. With an escort of 6 Spitfires, formation set course of 340º. Concentrated pattern of whole formation resulted in a slight overshoot from S118188 – 117191, bombs falling in open country. Slight accurate H.A.A. from TOLLENTINO Area – four A/c holed (Cat I). Weather: target clear and visibility good. All A/c down by 1055 hrs.